United Kingdom

Identical triplets all jailed for the same crime

Reiss Gabriel and his two brothers — Ralston and Ricky — were all convicted of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.

06/09/2019

United Kingdom

Police chiefs criticise Boris Johnson for politicising police officers

West Yorkshire Chief Constable John Robins said he was disappointed the Prime Minister had used the officers as a backdrop for a speech that was not solely about police recruitment.

06/09/2019

Romania

Romania's under fire emergency number courts fresh controversy

An emergency phone service in Romania — criticised over its slowness responding to a kidnapped teenager that was later found murdered — is under fresh scrutiny.

05/09/2019

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Hong Kong protesters target transit station as riot police mount searc

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters blocked roads and transport links to Hong Kong airport on Sunday in a bid to draw attention to their fight.

01/09/2019

USA

Police searched years for a serial rapist, then found a suspect among their past recruits

"Had he not attempted to join the ranks of the Clayton County Police department, it's questionable as to when we would have apprehended him," police said.

29/08/2019

China

Watch: Chanting child strikes up rapport with Hong Kong protesters

A child shouts to pro-democracy protestors as they march below the overpass on Sunday in Hong Kong. An estimated 1.7 people were in attendance.

20/08/2019

China

Probe into allegations this CCTV shows police beating up a man

It shows a man restrained on a hospital bed while uniformed figures slap and punch him, politician Lam Cheuk-Ting told Euronews.

20/08/2019

United Kingdom

Man, 20, charged with murder of newlywed British PC appears in court

Jed Foster, 20, was charged with the murder of newlywed British PC Andrew Harper, who was killed while investigating a burglary.

20/08/2019

United Kingdom

UK policeman murder investigation: Police search caravan site

Andrew Harper died after attending the scene in Berkshire, west of London, at around 11.30 pm local time (00.30 CEST) on Thursday, say Thames Valley Police.

16/08/2019

USA

Philadelphia: Suspect in active shooting taken into custody

All six police officers who were shot were released from the hospital, said a spokesman.

15/08/2019

Greece

Greece scraps university sanctuary law banning police from campuses

Greece has scrapped a law that made universities a no-go zone for police — a move critics have blasted as a clampdown on democracy.

09/08/2019

Russia

How heavy-handed are Russian police compared to elsewhere in Europe?

Vladimir Putin, on the back of criticism of Russian police's response to protests in Moscow, says law enforcement is even tougher in the West. Is he right?

09/08/2019

France

French police and protesters clash in Nantes over man's death

The death of 24-year-old Steve Maia Canico in June has once again sparked a debate over police accountability and brutality in France.

03/08/2019

Italy

US teen implicated in policeman murder 'didn't know friend was armed'

The father of a US teen arrested for the murder of an Italian policeman murder said his son didn't know his friend was armed.

01/08/2019

USA

Video shows Oklahoma woman hit with stun gun after kicking officer

The 65-year-old woman refused to sign an $80 ticket for a broken tail light before driving away and resisting arrest, according to the footage.

01/08/2019

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Protesters in fresh clashes with police in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police clashed with protesters outside Kwai Chung police station on Tuesday (July 30) where dozens of protesters are being held.

31/07/2019

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Italy mourns policeman killed, two US teens in jail

Thirty-five-year-old police officer Mario Cerciello Rega was stabbed to death in a central neighbourhood of Rome on Friday, July 26th, while trying to arrest two young American citizens who were charged with the murder.

29/07/2019

Russia

Euroviews. The chilling inaction on domestic violence in Russia is endangering women’s lives ǀ View

Russia has no domestic violence law and does not treat domestic violence as a stand-alone criminal offense. In a dramatic step back in 2017, certain forms of domestic violence were actually decriminalised.

29/07/2019

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Another night of stand-offs and clashes in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police on Sunday used rubber bullets and tear gas canisters to disperse hundreds of protesters from Hong Kong's Sheung Wan district

29/07/2019

Italy

Watch again: Italian policeman mourned in US murder suspect probe

Italian police investigate picture of blindfolded US murder suspect as hundreds gathered to mourn the policeman allegedly murdered by two American teenagers .

28/07/2019